Wrestling exercising device.



W. P. ARMSTRONG.

WRESTLING BXERGISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16. 1012.

Patented June 9, 19ML AMAA UNITED STATES PATENT "(DlEFICE.`

WILLIAM IP. ARMSTRONG, 0F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIG-NOR`T0 THE STRONG .ARM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF VIRGINIA.

WRESTLING EXERCISING- DEVICE.

Patented June 9, 1914.

T0 all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, lrViLLIAM P. ARM-srnoso, citizen of the United States, residing at lVashington, Districtof Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlVrcstling Exercising Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is an improvement in eXercising devices, and isparticularly designed for use by children in fostering their inclinationto wrestle, and to develop their ability in this direction, and at thesame time to afford amusement or play for the child.

The invention belongs to that type of exercising device disclosed `inLetters Patent of the United States, granted to me October 81, 1911 No.1,007,028, and consists in the features and combination and arrangementof parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front vertical and sectionalview of the device. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view at u right anglesto that of Fig. l.

In these drawings l is the rolling or rocking base of the device of thegeneral form disclosed in the patent above referred to, differingzhowever, therefrom in the particulars hereinafter mentioned.

The general shape of the figure is an important factor in my presentdevice, this roughly approximating the human form in order that thechild in wrestling with the figure may have a choice of holds thereon,and in order to prevent injury to the child the body of the figure mustbe composed of material slightly yielding. The figure has a head portion2, stub arms 3 projecting lat` emily-therefrom and body portionll. Thisbody is composed of a canvas suit or cover 5, stuffed with raw cotton,hair, excelsior or other similar yielding material indicated at 6. Thefigure is supported upon an upright member 7, which may consist of aboard bolted at its lower end to a metal clip or piece 8, embedded orsecured to the base 1, preferably by casting it in place. This board hasa series of perforations 9 disposed at diierent points throughout itsextent and a layer of burlap, cotton batting or similar material issecured to the board by means of stitches or threads 10 passing throughthe openings 9. iis thin layer of cotton batting or burla covers theboard onboth sides, and this furnishes a foundation to which the cottonbatting or stuffing 6 together with its canvas covering 5 may be securedby stitches. In applyin the canvas suit or cover together with t efillin material over the board, the suit is turned lnside out and isapplied head portion first to th e upper end of the board and then thesuit 1s gradually drawn down over the board so' that the outer side ofthe canvas cover or suit will come outermost, and during this yoperationof drawing the suit down into place the cotton batting or filling isapplied first at the upper end of the board and then at successivepoints downward therefrom as the suit or cover progresses downwardly inthis drawing action. The suit or cover having `been drawn down andstuied, it ma be secured in place by stitching through from the outerside to the foundation layer and thence outwardly again, and by means ofthis stitching the padding and suit or cover may be drawn in tighter atsome points than others to get the desired form, as for instance theshape of the leg. The lower edge of the suit or cover material may beturned upwardly as indicated at 11.

As before stated, the rolling or rocking base l is of the general formdisclosed in the patent above mentioned. In the present case, however, Iprovide this base with an outwardly extending flange 12 which is fiat onits upper side, and to this` flange is secured a rim 13 of wood, andupon this rim an `upholstered layer of material is supported as at 14.The base is flattened at 15. By the use of the wooden rim and the upholstering thereon, protection is afforded against injury to the child. Thebody of the device being formed of the canvas suit and the stufling ofslightly yielding material, will also aiiord protection against injury,and also a proper surface to be gripped, and the holds, which may besecured by the child, of this figure may be similar to those securedupon an opposing child in wrestling, the ligure in effect presenting ahead, nedl( portion, shoulders, arms, and a body.

'Ihe padded ligure covered with the canvas suit, provides a body havingthe quality of yielding to pressure at any point, and one enabling theexercising child to obtain a grip or hold similar to that which would being a rolling and` rocking base, an u right With a layer of foundationmaterial t ereon and a padded figure secured to the said foundation,substantially as described.y

2. A Wrestling exercising device compris.- ing a rolling and rockingbase, an'upright having openings, a layer of material held to theupright by threads passing through the openings, and a body ligurestitched to the said foundation layer, substantiallyA as described.

3. A Wrestling exercising device comprising a rolling and rocking base,a perforated upright secured to the base, and a `body figure secured tothe upright by threads passing through the upright, substantially` asdescribed. 4. In combination in a wrestling `exercising device, arolling and rocking base, a figure supported thereon, said base having a11p or iange atits upper edge, and a protector secured to said ange,substantlally as described. In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature 1npresence of tWo Witnesses.

WILLIAM P. ARMSTRONG` Witnesses: 'WALTER DONALDSON, BENNETT S. JONES.

